Acting Director of Health and Adult Services
Council: Greenwich
Committees:
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
5 meetings
Council Special Meeting - Wednesday, 26th February, 2025 7.00 pm
The meeting approved the Council's Statement of Accounts for 2023-24, its Treasury Management and Capital Strategy for 2025-26, the Housing Revenue Account medium-term financial strategy, budget and rent setting, and its Medium Term Financial Strategy and budget and council tax setting for 2025-26.
Cabinet - Monday, 17th February, 2025 5.00 pm
The meeting included items about proposed changes to Royal Greenwich’s school admission arrangements, ending the school trip grants scheme, and a number of financial reports.
Cabinet - Wednesday, 5th February, 2025 2.00 pm
The Royal Borough of Greenwich Cabinet agreed to the recommendations made in the 'Together for Greenwich: Co-operation for the Future' report, including the allocation of £1 million to establish a Community Energy Fund. The fund will offer grants to community groups for projects that support the shift to net zero in the borough. The meeting also saw confirmation that the Council would host the Co-operative Councils Innovation Network (CCIN) conference in Woolwich on the 12th and 13th of February 2025.
Cabinet - Wednesday, 29th January, 2025 4.30 pm
This meeting of the Royal Borough of Greenwich’s Cabinet will consider a range of topics including the acquisition of five NHS-owned care homes, a proposal to reduce the amount of council tax support provided to residents of working age, the council’s revenue position, and a plan to lease privately owned properties for use as temporary accommodation.
Council - Wednesday, 29th January, 2025 7.00 pm
The Council agreed to reduce the maximum level of support available through the Local Council Tax Support Scheme 2025-26 from 100% to 80% and agreed to reduce the time before charging a Council Tax Premium to unfurnished and unoccupied properties from 2 years to 12 months. They also noted the appointment of Councillor Sandra Bauer as the new Cabinet Member for Equality, Culture and Communities, and voted to adopt a motion on protecting leaseholders from the cost of fire safety remediation work.
Decisions from Meetings
23 decisions · Page 5 of 5
Ten Year Lease Agreements
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 29th January, 2025 4.30 pm - January 29, 2025
...to agree to the terms for ten-year leases with private landlords for properties used as temporary accommodation for homeless households, delegating authority to the Director of Place and Growth to negotiate lease details, and agreeing to keep financial details confidential.
Recommendations Approved
2024/25 Budget Monitor (November 2024)
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 29th January, 2025 4.30 pm - January 29, 2025
...to note the Council's revenue position as it stood at the end of November 2024.
Recommendations Approved
Local Council Tax Support Scheme 2025/26
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 29th January, 2025 4.30 pm - January 29, 2025
...to ensure the affordability of the Local Council Tax Support scheme for working-age claimants from 2025/26, the Cabinet recommended to the Council changes including reducing the maximum support level to 80%, increasing the earnings taper to 25%, increasing the non-dependant deduction charge to £10 per week, removing exemptions for non-dependants, abolishing the second adult rebate, allowing DWP notifications as LCTS claims, and creating a Discretionary Council Tax Hardship Fund.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 5
Average per Month: 2.5
Decisions Recorded: 23